EDUCATION
University of Notre Dame, BA cum laude
08/2006 - 05/2010
Double Major: International Peace Studies & Political Science (3.67, Pi Sigma Alpha Honors Society)
Study Abroad: El Colegio de México (Spring 2009) • La Universidad de las Américas (Fall 2008)
USEFUL EXPERTISE
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pro audio: Ableton, Logic, Reaper, etc. • MIDI devices • mixing+mastering • digital+analog consoles • djay Pro, Traktor, CDJs
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stage+studio performance: guitar • vocals • bass • synths • drum machines
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photo+video: digital SLR camera operation • Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro • Resolume Arena • OBS • OSC • NDI
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computers: multimedia production system design (Mac, Windows, Linux) • hardware upgrade+repair
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language: academic+creative writing+editing • Spanish fluency • public speaking • voice-overs
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event production: booking+curation • interactive space design • stage+artist management
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education: interdisciplinary arts curriculum design+delivery • teaching artist hiring • program management
COMMUNITY & PRODUCTION
Freelance Multimedia Technician, Consultant, & Artist | Yeshua Creates
06/2016 - Present
consult artists & producers on their tech setups • build & repair tech systems including computers & performance gear • document, edit, & publish digital content featuring the client • train clients how to use their gear • engineer shows & sessions • showcase my own creative work at events or online
Founder & Executive Director | Consensus Arts for Peace
10/2013 - Present
oversaw launch of community arts center on SW side Chicago, including: NFP incorporation • fiscal sponsorship • crowdfunding campaign with CDFI support • intensive sound & lighting installs • wide-ranging arts education programs & events for local youth (in partnership w/ After School Matters, YMCA, & Chicago Public Schools)
Interactive Installation Artist & Recruitment Assistant | Electric Forest Festival
Summer 2015, 2016
assisted Nova Han in recruiting Chicago character artists (including myself) for a 1940s USO-style interactive installation (The Hangar) • performed as Poet for a secret section called The Poetry Brothel
Producer/Curator/MC/Performer | Super Healing Tour, 1st Ward Events (Chop Shop)
02/2016
designed, booked, & guest-featured in an interactive experience for Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble to integrate parallel creative scenes via Dixon’s Violin, thai bodyworker Isaac Keith, & mystical painter Ryan Blume
Assistant Producer | Canvas Chicago, Sub Chroma & Voyager
12/2015, 12/2016, 09/2017, 12/2017
do-it-all production assistant & sound engineer for multimedia immersion experiences at Chop Shop, Moonlight Studios, Baderbrau, Hubbard St. Cave, & Ravenswood Event Center
Curator/Producer/Performer | Burners Without Borders, Burning Man Festival
Summer 2013, 2015, 2018
oversaw production of main performance stage at Burning Man including: book acts • install sound system • live mixing & recording • stage management
Assistant Producer, Audio Enginer | Cypher Live, Creative Cypher
06/2015 - 11/2018
general production assistant & live sound engineer for bimonthly event at Blue 1647 in Pilsen, Chicago
Co-Producer | Humboldt Park Art Fair
09/2014
in partnership with Que4, co-coordinated over 20+ art vendors/installations along with 30+ music, dance, & spoken word acts • ran live sound • co-hosted 500+ attendees as a benefit for local youth arts programs
Curator | FIGMENT Chicago
10/2012 - 08/2013
booked, coordinated, & produced music, poetry, & dance projects for international participatory arts festival at Garfield Park Conservatory designed to promote personal & social transformation through creative expression
Community Outreach Coordinator | LA Burning Man Decompression Festival
07/2012 - 10/2012
arranged first annual pre-event art workshops for at-risk groups from LA Boys & Girls Club, LACAN, Aztecs Rising, & LeRoy Haynes Center • co-coordinated media relations during the event
Public Benefits VISTA Paralegal & Volunteer | LAF (Legal Assistance Foundation)
08/2011 - 05/2014
legal advocate for 190 cases (mostly Spanish-speakers) • trained & supervised pro bono attorneys on SNAP cases • outreach to community & service providers on DHS • partnered with state-level DHS administrators
TEACHING & MENTORING
Lead Instructor & Studio Director | Creaudio, Consensus & Que4 Radio
03/2015 - 10/2018
designed music production curriculum • taught program to youth after school at Gage Park High School & After School Matters • ran community studio at Que4 Radio Studios • satellite sessions in New Orleans, LA & Oaxaca, Mexico
Panelist & Lecturer on Media Arts in Peace Studies | Notre Dame & St. Mary’s
09/2014 - 03/2015
invited by Notre Dame’s Peace Institute & their associates at nearby college to do panel presentations & guest lectures for students about roles of arts/media in peacebuilding—featuring Consensus’ work, including performance/narrrative by Consensus musical artist, Abraham Mellish (ZONDO)
Teaching Artist | Telpochcalli Community Education Project (TCEP)
08/2014
conducted poetry workshops for TCEP’s summer youth program
Editor & Mentor, Journal of Undergraduate Research on Mexico (JUROM) | Notre Dame
04/2011 - 04/2014
co-organized biennial Undergraduate Student Conference on Mexico at Notre Dame • managed & mentored revisions/edits of best conference papers to publish JUROM Vol. 1 & 2
Take Ten Team Leader | Robinson Community Learning Center
09/2009 - 05/2010, 09/2007 - 12/2007
volunteer instructor for at-risk youth violence prevention program in South Bend, IN (4th-12th Grade) • composed, recorded, & produced the first official Take Ten Theme Song (co-written with students)
English Writing Tutor, University Writing Center | Notre Dame
08/2009 - 04/2010, 08/2007 - 07/2008
led sessions for graduate, undergraduate, & Upward Bound students to improve syntax & argumentation
4th & 6th Grade ESL Teacher, La Escuela Lázaro Cárdenas | UDLA Puebla
08/2008 - 12/2008
taught English to low-income elementary students in small village (Cholula, Mexico) at public school, especially learning & performing songs by The Beatles for vocabulary & pronunciation lessons
Live Sound Engineer | The Gala Chicago
10/2013 - 10/2017
ran sound for all major events (100-300 attendees, 10-20 performances per event)
Broadcast Engineer, Studio Designer, Live Sound | Que4 Radio Studios
04/2014 - 03/2020
install, configured, & trained members on radio broadcast, podcast, recording, & stage gear • ran event sound
Sound Engineer & Production Consultant | City Point Community Church
07/2013 - 08/2014
ran sound & lighting for Sunday services & special events • researched & installed pro audio gear
Resident DJ, Live Performer, Sound Engineer, & Video Artist | Freakeasy
05/2014 - 09/2019
ran outdoor sound & music for 6-12 hour events at venues such as Concord Music Hall & Metro (installing my own system) • curated musical acts • played "Live PA" & DJ sets • composed/mapped video projections
Assistant Sound Engineer | Stitely Entertainment
12/2011 - 10/2013
assisted lead engineer with PA setup/teardown for 8-piece live for weddings & corporate events
Performer, DJ, Sound Healer, Stage | Sukhava Bodhe Yoga & Music Festival
08/2014, 08/2016, 08/2017
various roles during 4-day at outdoor festival in collaboration with Audible Sound Productions
Stage Manager | Priscy’s 11th Annual Stay Safe Youth Community Expo
07/2014
in collaboration with 500 Live, helped stage-manage over 30 performers including Crucial Conflict in Garfield Park, Chicago
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
PRO AUDIO & STAGE
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Fractured Atlas Panel Presenter, Crowdfunding & the Arts, Chicago Lake FX Summit & Expo 2016
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featured "Artist on Our Radar", Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) Artist Roster 2018
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